Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Transferring to bigger apartment

Its not real likely that you can force them to move you into a larger apartment, unless you got their promise in writing, or as a part of the lease agreement. You may wish to review the full facts with an attorney, but its not going to be very easy to overcome a lease of a specific unit for a specific time frame with nothing but an oral promise to move you at some point in the future.

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Re: Transferring to bigger apartment

Its not real likely that you can force them to move you into a larger apartment, unless you got their promise in writing, or as a part of the lease agreement. You may wish to review the full facts with an attorney, but its not going to be very easy to overcome a lease of a specific unit for a specific time frame with nothing but an oral promise to move you at some point in the future.

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Re: Transferring to bigger apartment

Many leases have so-called "integration clauses" that say things like "This document contains the entire agreement between the parties, and any prior or differing oral agreements, understandings, negotiations, etc. are superseded hereby." If you have such a clause, you are pretty much limited to whatever rights to up-grade are specifically mentioned in the lease, or which the landlord is willing to do as a voluntary modification.